I posted this earlier to day on Rudy's thread.
The whole Pat Williams thing to me kinda urks me in a way. But, keep in mind that all players/agents start with a high asking price at first. They play the market for awhile to see what they can get. Sure enough that 5 million a year will drop down significantly with in the next few days. He realizes how much Sam makes and has plenty of friends in Buffalo. He wants to be a Bill. And I believe he will be a Bill next year.
There is a reason why the Pats are soo sucessful. The reasons being their players want to win and they're not all about the money. They take pay cuts when asked to and have years of experience together because of this. Not to mention the coaching. When teams/players realize that this is a clear cut blueprint for suceess in the NFL they will remain competative for years to come.